Pat Kreitlow

Wisconsin Lawmaker: Corrupt maps in Texas will corrupt maps everywhere Texas Democrats leave their state to freeze a Republican legislature ordered by Trump to gerrymander their congressional boundaries.

I talked to Wisconsin Assembly Rep. Jodi Emerson of Eau Claire about the stakes in Texas, where Democrats are trying to hold off GOP rigging of congressional maps.
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FFS.
We have a candidate for governor who puts mass shooters' "rights" ahead of the rights of your children to not be murdered.
Why would any candidate be so "pro-crime" about this?

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Did you ever read something that was so in line with your own thoughts on an issue that you wonder why you didn't put it on paper before someone else did?

Yeah, neither the first nor the last time I'll be saying that about
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Why I left The Washington Post “Democracy Dies in Darkness” — but what if the lights are going out from within?

I'm one of the many who canceled their WaPo subscription when it became obvious that serious damage was being done to its product and its legacy. If I hadn't done so by now, Glenn Kessler's resignation would have been the final straw. Here's his story.
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Superior launches city-owned high-speed internet network thanks to Biden’s American Rescue Plan The city of Superior has found success building out its broadband network, and now the second phase is underway to connect another part of the city to the

Superior’s plan to expand high-speed internet access predates the COVID pandemic, but the mayor will tell you how the funds to finally get started on ConnectSuperior started with the guy in the White House in 2021.

“Joe Biden, really,” said Jim Paine.
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There's a PO Box in Chippewa Falls, WI where I collect small-dollar donations and tons of kind notes from folks happy to see what our team has been doing over the past five years via newsletters, social posts, and a daily radio show. Any $5M checks (or less!) are welcome.
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Update from Annie Karni

I don't say this lightly. The Speaker of the House is engaged in a coverup and withholding information that could bring justice to an untold number of victims. At this point and until shown otherwise, Johnson is an accomplice to the pedophiles he's decided to shield.
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Trump threatens to hold up stadium deal if Washington Commanders don't switch back to Redskins President Donald Trump is threatening to hold up a stadium deal for Washington's football team if it doesn't restore its old name.

Reminding us that he can even ruin our escape into sports, Trump threatens to unleash his army of trolls on two sports teams unless they restore the racist nicknames they had finally sent to history’s dumpster. Wannabe dictator has better things to do.

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They've got enough money to throw us into another war, but not enough money to fund the suicide prevention hotline. Very "pro-life." Very "pro-family." So "GREAT."

A White Nationalist Wrote a Law School Paper Promoting Racist Views. It Won Him an Award.

Years of right wingers baselessly screaming “socialist!” (and worse) has led to folks being overly cautious to use strong labels when they actually apply to things like a racist president and a fascist administration.

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For a group that loves claiming
nObOdY wAnTs tO wOrK!
...they sure skip out of work a lot.

Derrick Van Orden taunts Gov. Tim Walz as a 'clown' and 'stupid' after Minnesota shootings Wisconsin Congressman Derrick Van Orden took to social media to lambast Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz following last weekend's shootings.

We will know our country can heal if (when?) a county Republican Party somewhere in this guy's district is the first to play the role of Joseph Welch saying to a modern day Joseph McCarthy, "You have done enough. Have you no sense of decency?"

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(AXIOS) - President Trump's reputation as a consummate dealmaker is being challenged by his second-term record.

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Someone finally told Trump how his ICE capades have been hurting farmers in Wisconsin... plus big agri-business employment in meatpacking, packaging, trucking, milking, harvesting,...

Will he actually return to the "criminals only" deportations he promised in the campaign?

"You are the waste they're cutting" @patkreitlow.bsky.social

When Republicans claim they're only cutting "waste"—ask them to show it. They can't. Because the "waste" they're cutting? It's YOU. Your healthcare. Your family's security.

All to help their wealthy donors.

#BigBeautifulBill #Medicaid

Depressing. Exasperating. 100% true.

And all because too many people didn’t listen to Murrow’s warning about “lights and wires in a box.”

Allen co-sponsors budget motion to require state to pay for state building services MADISON — Municipalities across Wisconsin would see a $31 million per year increase in payments if a budget motion is approved.Rep. Scott Allen (R-Waukesha), along with several other joint authors,

In 1980, state government provided 100% of the agreed upon costs to provide police, fire and waste services to state buildings. But since 1982, the state has underfunded this program. The rate was only 37% in 2024.

Fine.

Now do our schools.
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Here’s everything you need to know about UpNorthNews on the radio The Founding Editor of UpNorthNews, Pat was a familiar presence on radio and TV stations in western Wisconsin before serving in the state Legislature. After a

The best way to see what I'm following in Wisconsin politics is to subscribe to my Sunday morning newsletter and listen to my weekday morning radio show, 6-9am on the Civic Media radio network.

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How I Learned to Spot an Autocrat Post 1 of 8: Introduction to a Series: From River Falls to Belarus:

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Wisconsin Republican Derrick Van Orden reschedules town hall due to 'credible threat' Derrick Van Orden's office said he will reschedule a town hall due to a "credible threat." His office did not respond when asked for more details.

Obv if this is serious, the author needs to be found and any actual threats neutralized. But coming from the WI delegation's top troll and mindful of the Code Pink "incident" at the RNC, the level of trustworthiness here ain't that high.

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Trump border czar Tom Homan warns Gov. Tony Evers over ICE guidance to state workers Tom Homan, known as President Donald Trump's border czar suggested Gov. Tony Evers could face felony charges if immigration enforcement is impeded.

Trump having a Wisconsin judge arrested last Friday….. maybe a Wisconsin governor this Friday?

Sounds like someone's trying to put the "fast" in fascism.
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Providence City Councilor Justin Roias: “Yesterday, ICE tased & detained a Providence resident with a pregnant U.S. citizen wife & a green card interview that same day.”

In the wake of what Judge Dugan did (100% legal), now is a good time for everyone to know what she knows:

An immigration or administrative warrant is *not* a judicial warrant. You are not obliged to obey it. Indeed, you can let the person out the back door. docs.google.com/presentation...

Why? Why is this not moving on the fastest track possible? Does someone have to be in literal quicksand to spur an appropriate level of action?

It me!

one young person told me: “I want people to know about what they did to Americorps. For many of us, this was our way to pay for college, to get away from home, to figure out what to do with our lives, it was a big step. And they just ripped it out from under us without even a 2-week’s notice.”

And the second half of that reminder: To any Dem who thinks they’ll run in ‘28 on a platform of reconciliation and “moving on,” save your breath. This nation will not heal without actual justice.

Here’s my occasional reminder that although the “flood the zone” strategy is keeping lawyers busy, the early work must begin now for the many charges and trials coming after Trump II. No more of the dithering that prevented justice after Trump I.

The Power of Work: Expanding Opportunity through SNAP YouTube video by House Committee on Agriculture

Derrick Van Orden is off his meds again. Watch this 5-minute rant from yesterday.
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I have a feeling Sen. Smoot and Congressman Hawley are having their best celestial day since passing through the Pearly Gates. (“He’s doing WHAT?!“)